Serializable power receiver/supply unit

ABSTRACT

A serializable power receiver/supply unit consists of body, terminals, wiring and component, wherein male terminal is provided in one side of body, female terminal which can correspondingly insert with male terminal is provided in another side, there are lines and the connecting component in the body, its one end can be as power receiver for acting component, and another end can be as power supply to another unit. Said component can be socket, timer, surge protector device or illuminator. The connection of said male terminal, female terminal with the wiring is through the end seat of male terminal and female terminal in which the wiring terminal is inserted. Said female terminal provides with an end sleeve, there is a sleeve hole in its central, and the male terminal provides with an end pin which can insert the end sleeve.

[0001] The present invention relates to a serializable power receiver/supply unit, such unit belongs to the field of line connector.

[0002] The electricity is utilized by the people for a long history, because it makes people's life very convenient and fast, therefore, up to date, balancing the degree of economic development or enhancement is usually the popularity of the power supply as one of the indexes.

[0003] The relative products or electric appliances are developed increasingly by the manufacturer due to utilizing the electricity. For the present life circumstances, whether it is residence or office, the utilized electric appliances are various in kind and there is a tendency to increase day by day. Because the driving and acting of the electric appliances are from the electricity, therefore, it is unavoidable that the power receiver device should be possessed.

[0004] The present power receiver is an main output of the power supply according to the socket, and the inserted holes are preset, on the other hand the electric appliances are provided with respective installation of the plug, so that the current can pass through therein when the plug is selectively inserted into the socket. Therefore, for adapting to the case of multiplug, number of the inserted-hole group in the socket is increased from single to multiple, such way is so-called “extension line” if it is through an extra wiring.

[0005] Some extension lines are extra provided with the necessary electric appliance elements such as timer, surge protector device and so on, which is developed from only the inserted-hole according to the requirement for functions of the electric appliance, although such variation can save the trouble of individual installation, but the defect is in that it's impossible to select, the installed element will lie idle during the time without the necessity for its use. Another example, the whole set of socket should be put away if the surge protector device etc are damaged, which forms obviously waste.

[0006] The object of the present invention is to provide a serializable power receiver/supply unit and make which can overcome the defects of the prior art. The other unites are also serializable to act if one of the unites is damaged or not in use, which can be put aside. The various components can also be a modular design.

[0007] The technical measure embodying above-mentioned object of the present invention are as followings: the serializable receiver/supply unit consists of a body, terminals, wirings and components, wherein the male terminals are provided at one side of a body, the female terminals which can be inserted with said male terminals correspondingly, and there are lines and connected with the components provided within the body, its one end can be as power receiver for acting the component, and other end can be as power supply to another unit. Said components can be socket, timer, surge protector device or illuminator. The connection of said male terminal, female terminal with the wirings is inserted into the end seats of the male terminal and female terminal through the wiring terminals. Said female terminals provide with an end sleeve, and its central has a sleeve hole, the male terminals provide with an end pin which insert into the end sleeve correspondingly.

[0008] The serializable power receiver/supply unit of the present invention will be now described in detail with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawings, wherein

[0009]FIG. 1 is an exploded view showing the serializable power receiver/supply unit of the present invention is used for the multiple-hole socket.

[0010]FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing an unit of the present utility is assembled.

[0011]FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a male terminal of the unit for the present invention.

[0012]FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a male terminal of the unit for the present invention

[0013]FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a timer unit of the unit for the present invention.

[0014]FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing the unit of the present invention is used for the surge protector device.

[0015]FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing the unit of the present invention is used for the various components in series.

[0016] As shown in drawing, the inventive idea of the present invention is basically in that a terminal is respectively provided in the both sides of each unit, wherein one side is the male terminal and another side is the female terminal, the components having the function are provided on the body between the both terminals, such as surge protector device, multiple-hole socket, timer etc.

[0017] Reference of FIGS. 1 and 2, take the multiple-hole socket for example, the wiring 11 for passing through the current is provided in the body 1, as shown in the present invention there are 3 wirings, namely positive pole, negative pole and ground pole, but which is not limited, the wiring terminals 12 are provided in the ends of the wiring 11 (shown in FIGS. 3 and 4), which are inserted and connected to the male and female terminals.

[0018] In the external side ends of the both wiring terminal 12, a male terminal 13 is provided in one side, and a female terminal 14 is provided in another side, the end seats 131, 141 made of a conducting metal are in these male terminal and female terminal, its internal diameter is corresponding to the insertable end holes 132, 142 of said wiring terminal 12. For its constant connection, the locking holes 133, 143 can also be provided in the side of, especially above the male terminal 13 and female terminal 14, and are fixed by a screw.

[0019] The difference between the male terminal 13 and female terminal 14 is in that the another end of the end seat 131 for male terminal 13 is end pin 134 in the form of the integrated and extended bar, for female terminal 14 is end sleeve 144 which is integrated, extended and formed, there is a sleeve hole 145 in the central of the end sleeve 144, its internal diameter is corresponding to that of said end pin 134, in addition, between each end pin 134 and end pin 134 and between each end sleeve 144 and end sleeve 144 are isolative.

[0020] The component 15 is provided in the line between male terminal 13 and female terminal 14 in the body 1 according to the various using object, as shown in embodiment of the present invention the component is a multiple-hole socket, so that which has socket element 151 forming inserted hole, due to that these socket elements 151 are known and are then not described.

[0021] Reference to FIG. 2, the unit of the present invention forms a bar-like body 1 after which can be used for power receiver on its ends, the male terminal 13 is in one side, and the female terminal 14 is in another side, there are wiring 11 and wiring terminal 12 in the inner, therefore, in addition to the component 15 can act, when one of the male terminal 13 or female terminal 14 is connected to the power supply, the female terminal 14 or male terminal in the another end can also be used for power receiver inserted another unit.

[0022] Practically, for the male terminal 13 and female terminal 14 of the body 1 for present invention, its design form can be various, but the corresponding relation should be limited within that both sides can be inserted each other, in addition, the connection of said wiring terminal 12 with male terminal 13 and female terminal 14 can also use other equivalent form.

[0023] Reference to the FIG. 5, for the unit of the present invention, different components are provided according to the different functions, which are described in fore, as shown in FIG. 5 the design is for the timer, which can be as power receiver from one end, and as power supply from another end, as shown in FIG. 6 the component is an surge protector device unit, as shown in FIG. 7 the different component units of present invention are used in series, such as illuminator, timer and socket assembly, if which can be as power receiver from one end, and as power supply from another end,

[0024] Therefore, carrying out the present invention can be as selective combination in series, and the defect of wiring confusion formed in the prior art at which wiring must connect to the external line is avoided, if one of the units is damaged or is not in use, which can also be put aside, and the other units can still act in series, for the concept of power receiver in prior art, this is a breakthrough, In addition the various components can formed into standardized design, and which is a masterpiece never before in the present article of a kind.

[0025] The present invention discloses only a preferred embodiment, partial modification or variation from the technical idea of the present invention and which are easily inferred by skilled in the art shall belong to the claimed scope of the present invention. 

1. A serializable power receiver/supply unit consists of body, terminals and wirings, characterized in that the male terminal is provided in the one aside end of a body, the female terminal which can correspondingly be inserted with said male terminal is provided in the another side, there are lines and connecting component in the body, its one end can be used as power receiver for the acting component, and the another end can be as power supply to another unit.
 2. The serializable power receiver/supply unit according to claim 1, characterized in that said component is socket.
 3. The serializable power receiver/supply unit according to claim 1, characterized in that said component is timer.
 4. The serializable power receiver/supply unit according to claim 1, characterized in that said component is surge protector device.
 5. The serializable power receiver/supply unit according to claim 1, characterized in that said component is illuminator.
 6. The serializable power receiver/supply unit according to claim 1, characterized in that said component of said male terminal, female terminal with the wiring is through the end seat of the male terminal and female terminal, in which the wiring terminal is inserted.
 7. The serializable power receiver/supply unit according to claim 1, characterized in that said female terminal provides with an end sleeve, there is a sleeve hole in its central, the male terminal provides with an end pin which can correspondingly insert the end sleeve. 